Surrey RCMP say a sa国际传媒渉oliday bait packagesa国际传媒� project has uncovered the citysa国际传媒檚 naughty and nice.

In the weeks leading up to Christmas the Mountiessa国际传媒� Property Crime Target Team (PCTT) conducted a project in two local malls with sa国际传媒渟omewhat surprising results.sa国际传媒�

Police said PCTT investigators placed packages containing sa国际传媒渘ame brand electronics and jewelry boxes in bagssa国际传媒� from local merchants in areas around the shopping mall sa国际传媒渟uch as the food court and seating areas.sa国际传媒�

Plainclothes officers kept watch over the packages to see if any thieves would take advantage of the situation.

RCMP said that during the five-day project, three men were arrested for alleged theft of a bait package. The three suspects, police said, sa国际传媒渉ad a history of property crime or related criminal code offences.sa国际传媒�

Those men have all since been released to appear in court on later dates while the investigations continue.

But the project came with some good news, too.

Investigators said they were sa国际传媒減leasantly surprised by the number of Good Samaritanssa国际传媒� who saw the unattended packages and turned them into a customer service booth or a security guard. Some sa国际传媒渟imply watched over the package in hopes of the owner returning.sa国际传媒�

Police said sa国际传媒渢hese simple acts of kindnesssa国际传媒� happened seven times throughout the bait package project.

sa国际传媒淭his is the first time our Property Crime (Target) Team has done a bait package project in Surrey,sa国际传媒� said Staff Sgt. Mike Hall, acting pro-active enforcement officer.

sa国际传媒淥nly having three subjects steal the package compared to the seven individuals who did the right thing was quite refreshing, especially around the holiday season.sa国际传媒�

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